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Groningen Airport Eelde (IATA: GRQ, ICAO: EHGG) is a civilian airport near Eelde, a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe and is 4.8 NM (8.9 km; 5.5 mi) south of Groningen.

Though there is a single scheduled passenger service to Groningen, the airport is mostly used for charter flights to holiday destinations in Greece, Portugal, Spain and Turkey. In 2005, the airport handled 163 000 passengers. The airport is also the homebase of the KLM Flight Academy.

Corporate presentation

Groningen Airport Eelde has developed itself in several directions, aiming to serve the general consumer, tourists, and businesses. For the average traveller, we offer regularly scheduled flight services and charter flights. Most charter flights have tourist destinations abroad. There is a wide selection of flights (over 20) to sunny southern locations. Our airport also offers special charter flights for businessmen to take them quickly and comfortably to their destinations. There is also the possibility to charter site-seeing flights for promotional purposes. Those who are interested can schedule an aerial tour over North Netherlands to see their city or province from another perspective. Groningen Airport Eelde is also offers its airfield for emergency medical flights and for the trauma helicopter of the UMCG University Hospital. The Dutch military and the Search and Rescue service also make use of our facilities.

Eelde

Eelde is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 9 km south of Groningen. Groningen Airport Eelde is located near the village.

Eelde was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was merged with Vries and Zuidlaren.

The statistical area "Eelde", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 7110.

Address:

Groningen Airport Eelde
P.O. Box 50
9765 ZH Paterswolde
The Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0)50 309 7070

Fax: +31 (0)50 309 7009

URL: http://www.groningenairporteelde.nl

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General Info
Country	Netherlands
ICAO ID	EHGG
Time	UTC+1(+2DT)
Latitude	53.119720 53° 07' 10.99" N
Longitude	6.579444 006° 34' 46.00" E
Elevation	17 feet 5 meters
Type	Civil
Magnetic Variation	000° W (01/06)
Operating Agency	CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
Near City	Groningen
Operating Hours	SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
Daylight Saving Time	Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October

Communications
TWR	118.7 119.7 362.3
GND/CLNC DEL	121.7
ATIS	133.55
APP Opr 0800-1800Z++ Mon-Fri	120.3 119.7 338.225

Runways
ID	Dimensions	Surface	PCN	ILS
01/19	4922 x 148 feet 1500 x 45 meters	ASPHALT	055FAXT	NO
05/23	5906 x 148 feet 1800 x 45 meters	ASPHALT	055FAXT	YES

Navaids
Type	ID	Name	Channel	Freq	Distance From Field	Bearing From Navaid
VOR-DME	EEL	EELDE	071X	112.4	4.1 NM	230.9
NDB	SO	EELDE	-	330	9.4 NM	233.6

Remarks
CSTMS/IMG	Avbl HS.
FUEL	(NC-100LL, A1)
OPR HOURS	Opr 0530-2200Z++ Mon-Fri; 0630-2030Z++ Sat, Sun, hol.
RSTD	Mil transport flt PPR, hosp flt excld.

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